A Gay/campy chronicling of daily life in NYC,with individual kernels of human truth. copyright 2011 by The Raving Queen
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Oh, My God!!!!!!!!!!! Will Celia Be Performing In Federal Court?????????????????
It may be the only chance she gets, darlings. The lawsuit over the proposed Broadway production of "To Kill A Mockingbird," scheduled in open in December, and featuring Celia, as, I suppose, an adult Scout, is slugging it out in the courts.
The Harper Lee estate, whom I agree with, maintains Aaron Sorkin's adaptation takes too many liberties with the work, so that what emerges is not, actually, "To Kill A Mockingbird."
Christoper Sergel wrote another adaptation years ago. It is done regionally, but never saw the lights of Broadway. There must have been a reason. Like, no one wanted to tamper with their memories of what is just about a perfect movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorkin must be competing with Lin Manuel Miranda for biggest ego on Broadway. Now, a judge says he wants to see the production staged in a federal court....before he makes a decision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does that mean all Celia fans, including myself, will descend on Washington, D. C.??????????? It is a great idea, but my bet is no one will be admitted to the proceedings.
Poor Celia. I wonder if she was seen for "Carousel?" She would have made a fabulous Carrie Pipperidge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too bad you didn't go with that one, Celia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Broadway egos, courtroom drama, Aaron Sorkin...
ReplyDeleteIt's a mess all right.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is bound to get messier.
I can't help thinking that if Sorkin
were not involved, it might not be as
messy!